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Vehicle recall R/2007/026

Alfa Romeo 159 recall: Roof bars may fail

DVSA recall R/2007/026 names the Alfa Romeo 159. It was launched 12 March 2007. It covers vehicles built 1 July 2005 to 31 August 2006.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2007/026
Launched
12 March 2007
Issued by
ALFA ROMEO
Vehicles
81 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that certain after market roof cross rails (not supplied by Alfa Romeo) could set up resonance frequencies within the rail that could in time lead to breakage of the longitudinal roof rails.

The fix

Recalled vehicles will be fitted with a new set of longitudinal roof rails.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Alfa Romeo 1591 July 2005 to 31 August 200681
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Other recalls for these models

  • R/2007/092 Possible loss of vehicle control 27 July 2007, Alfa Romeo Spider, Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Brera
  • R/2007/174 Brakes may fail 7 December 2007, Alfa Romeo GT, Alfa Romeo 159, Alfa Romeo Brera and others
  • R/2009/028 Reduction of braking assistance may occur 13 April 2009, Alfa Romeo Brera, Alfa Romeo 159

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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